{"id":35488,"date":"2023-12-14T19:17:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ecp-dismisses-pti-chiefs-accusations-of-poll-postponement-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T19:17:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:17:10","slug":"ecp-dismisses-pti-chiefs-accusations-of-poll-postponement-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ecp-dismisses-pti-chiefs-accusations-of-poll-postponement-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"ECP dismisses PTI chief\u2019s accusations of poll postponement | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday denied the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Gohar Ali Khan\u2019s allegations of holding the ECP responsible for the election postponement, terming it as an unsuccessful attempt to mislead the public. <\/span><\/p>\n

The statement came after Khan, earlier in the day, expressed concern over the possibility of the general elections being annulled due to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s notification regarding ROs.<\/span><\/p>\n

He highlighted that the Supreme Court had explicitly instructed that elections should be held on February 8, following an agreement between the ECP and the president of Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ECP spokesman, in a press release, stated that the commission cannot be blamed for the present circumstances. \u201cAfter examining PTI\u2019s challenge to the appointment of District Returning Officers (DROs), Returning Officers (ROs) and the subsequent suspension of their appointment by the Lahore High Court (LHC), the commission deliberated on the situation in depth,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0LHC suspends ECP notification on appointing officers from executive for election duty<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

He said that the ECP has now resolved to formulate a future action plan to address the circumstances. <\/span><\/p>\n

The spokesman confirmed that all preparations for the February 8 election were finalised. \u201cThe appointment of District Returning Officers and Returning Officers was completed, and their training sessions commenced nationwide. This is crucial before announcing the election schedule so that the DROs, ROs and others can promptly issue and receive nomination papers and fulfil other related responsibilities,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

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